Read Edit View history 沙 shāShāshà HSK3 sand Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas shā × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 氵 is a component form of 水. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 沙 Simp strokes 沙 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 少 depicts four small grains of sand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 沙 Simp strokes 沙 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 沙 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 210, 767 ], [ 301, 707 ], [ 325, 668 ] ], [ [ 136, 543 ], [ 223, 485 ], [ 240, 462 ] ], [ [ 189, 64 ], [ 177, 97 ], [ 175, 148 ], [ 324, 422 ] ], [ [ 576, 800 ], [ 600, 784 ], [ 621, 754 ], [ 609, 503 ], [ 612, 375 ] ], [ [ 460, 565 ], [ 441, 479 ], [ 408, 397 ] ], [ [ 761, 631 ], [ 869, 587 ], [ 896, 567 ], [ 928, 524 ] ], [ [ 736, 487 ], [ 754, 456 ], [ 756, 437 ], [ 690, 288 ], [ 626, 193 ], [ 560, 119 ], [ 481, 53 ], [ 357, -24 ], [ 305, -47 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 234 719 Q 262 694 293 663 Q 308 648 326 649 Q 339 649 344 665 Q 350 681 340 716 Q 328 750 229 774 Q 211 778 204 775 Q 198 771 200 756 Q 204 743 234 719 Z", "M 144 512 Q 198 455 235 441 Q 250 438 259 453 Q 265 466 262 483 Q 247 525 158 551 Q 157 552 156 552 Q 138 556 129 552 Q 123 551 126 538 Q 127 526 144 512 Z", "M 138 178 Q 125 175 128 157 Q 140 79 176 59 Q 183 52 194 54 Q 201 55 203 82 Q 213 139 324 403 Q 331 419 331 426 Q 330 436 321 429 Q 305 420 183 224 Q 168 202 138 178 Z", "M 566 792 Q 602 731 587 467 Q 577 413 593 378 Q 594 375 596 371 Q 606 355 622 364 Q 634 374 635 454 Q 626 532 646 687 Q 647 715 666 753 Q 673 763 661 778 Q 603 823 573 812 Q 560 808 566 792 Z", "M 447 566 Q 425 508 393 455 Q 372 428 392 388 Q 401 372 421 384 Q 443 400 456 433 Q 474 473 474 509 Q 478 543 471 567 Q 465 576 460 576 Q 451 575 447 566 Z", "M 764 610 Q 821 576 890 525 Q 912 507 929 506 Q 939 506 945 519 Q 955 535 931 580 Q 913 620 834 634 Q 785 641 758 644 Q 748 648 748 634 Q 751 619 764 610 Z", "M 718 485 Q 718 305 523 123 Q 511 114 500 104 Q 442 49 302 -40 Q 292 -47 299 -52 Q 308 -56 321 -52 Q 526 17 634 162 Q 695 234 757 360 Q 776 397 802 433 Q 812 443 807 455 Q 800 467 768 490 Q 746 506 734 505 Q 718 502 718 485 Z" ] } 7 strokes 沙 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 205, 766 ], [ 304, 705 ], [ 327, 654 ] ], [ [ 133, 545 ], [ 257, 453 ] ], [ [ 131, 165 ], [ 182, 108 ], [ 325, 421 ] ], [ [ 595, 785 ], [ 654, 728 ], [ 632, 319 ] ], [ [ 484, 531 ], [ 504, 466 ], [ 370, 295 ] ], [ [ 760, 610 ], [ 874, 544 ], [ 912, 485 ] ], [ [ 753, 480 ], [ 782, 417 ], [ 639, 181 ], [ 505, 62 ], [ 279, -53 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M234,719C253,703 272,684 293,663C303,653 314,649 326,649C334,650 340,655 344,665C347,676 347,693 340,716C332,739 295,759 229,774C217,777 208,778 204,775C199,773 197,766 200,756C201,748 214,736 234,719Z", "M144,512C181,475 209,450 235,441C244,438 253,443 259,453C263,462 265,472 262,483C253,512 217,534 158,551C157,552 156,552 156,552C144,555 135,555 129,552C125,551 124,547 126,538C127,531 133,523 144,512Z", "M138,178C130,174 126,169 128,157C136,105 152,74 176,59C181,56 186,53 194,54C198,55 200,65 203,82C208,121 249,228 324,403C328,414 331,422 331,426C330,433 327,434 321,429C310,423 264,355 183,224C173,209 159,192 138,178Z", "M592,771C617,727 627,617 612,441C607,393 603,367 607,353C616,317 629,309 647,320C655,326 663,360 660,419C657,468 659,548 674,660C676,681 681,705 696,730C700,738 700,747 690,756C653,789 621,800 600,793C589,790 586,782 592,771Z", "M472,516C472,499 472,481 462,450C450,418 429,385 394,341C350,287 353,269 412,316C462,357 497,404 512,423C541,467 562,470 543,496C530,512 514,524 502,532C490,540 471,538 472,516Z", "M763,590C796,566 835,536 877,499C888,488 898,482 908,480C912,480 917,483 922,489C928,500 925,516 916,541C907,564 880,583 832,599C801,609 777,614 761,619C755,620 752,619 752,611C752,604 755,596 763,590Z", "M741,464C737,423 728,380 709,339C613,145 472,59 279,-47C257,-58 274,-63 298,-57C533,14 662,136 749,292C764,321 794,371 821,401C827,409 833,420 830,428C826,437 813,450 792,467C777,479 766,485 758,484C747,484 741,477 741,464Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.